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| Sunday 13 July 2025 | |
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| Lancashire & Cumbria | Let's Settle for It. Start: Gargrave BD23 3SE at 09:15 for 09:30. 35 miles, A. Our July ride will start in Gargrave then coffee stop in Settle. Then lunch in Bolton by Bowland. Just need to know number by the week before so Tim/owner can prepare a selection of food. Then back to Gargrave via Hellifield and Otterburn where we can detour slightly to Airton for afternoon coffee if people want to. Otherwise about 30-35 miles with the only real hill before Settle. Simon Corcos, simon.corcos@hotmail.com |
| Saturday 19 July 2025 | |
| West Country | Weekend to Salisbury. Until Monday 21 July 2025. At TBC. 40 miles, A. Meet at Bradford on Avon for ride to Salisbury with over night stay Saturday and Sunday, Return ride on Monday Murray and Helen, 01454 856312, murray.barnes@blueyonder.co.uk |
| Sunday 20 July 2025 | |
| Thameswey | Alan & Margaret's ride. Start: Starbucks Cafe at the front of Sainsbury's, Tadley (Mulfords Hill, RG26 3JE) at 10:00. 30 miles, E. Meet at Starbucks Cafe at the front of Sainsbury's, Tadley (Mulfords Hill, RG26 3JE) at 10.00am. We can park at the Harrisons Dentist's car park, just behind Sainsbury's car park on Brick Kiln Industrial Estate, off Silchester Road, Tadley, RG26 3PX (best place to park as sometimes parking is checked at Sainsbury's). We plan to leave at 10.30am for a leisurely 30 mile ride around the lanes of Hampshire. Lunch is at the Coach and Horses, Rotherwick (RG27 9BG) and the menu is attached (puddings can be ordered on the day). The pub would like to know numbers and our menu choices beforehand, so pleased could you let Alan and Margaret know at the latest by Wednesday 16th July if you are coming and what you would like to eat. Please email alan@kilbride.de or telephone 01189 811108. Many thanks, Margaret and Alan. (Login to see contact details) |
| Shropshire, Staffordshire & Crewe | Stafford to Chetwynd Aston. . Ian and Carolyn have kindly offered to lead the ride for July. We will be starting from their house in Stafford and making our way towards Newport for lunch at the Fox at Chetwynd Aston. As an added bonus, Ian has included a stop at the Ice Cream farm at Haughton on the way back. (full details below). We do not need to pre-book our lunch but please check the menu at Sunday Menu - The Fox, Newport Please let us know by the end of Thurs 17 July 2025 if you plan to join us and we will let you know Ian and Carolyn's address for the start. As lunch is booked for a little later we will be starting the ride at 10:45am July Ride Time/Date: 20 July 2025, 10:45am start time Start Location Ian and Carolyn's home, Stafford Lunch Stop: The Fox, Pave Lane, Chetwynd Aston, TF10 9LQ Toilets: at Ian and Carolyn's home Distance: 34 miles Andrew and Viv Woodroffe(Login to see contact details) |
| Taunton | July Ride. Start: Somerset Rural Life Museum Car Park at 10:00 for 10:30 start. 34 miles. Ride from Glastonbury to Westhay then on to Wells for coffee / toilet stop. Then on to the Crossways Inn for lunch. After lunch we drop down to Pilton then loop south of Glastonbury onto Kennard Moor Drove. Clive & Emma, 07875 375306, cliveandemmabowyer@gmail.com |
| North East | July Ride. Start: Allendale at 10.00. 37 miles, H. Meet in Allendale at 10 am. Coffee stop at Allenheads. Lunch at Jill's Cafe, Catton. 37 miles. Hilly. Russell and Christine Blackburn(Login to see contact details) |
| Saturday 26 July 2025 | |
| Wessex | Summer BBQ. Start: Laurel Cottage, 148 Mudeford BH23 4AY at 13:00. A. John and Sue Sutton have again very kindly offered to host a summer BBQ for us. The date is Saturday 26th July, and as usual you will have the option to ride from Mudeford to Burley for coffee in the morning. This may or may not be an organised ride. Please watch out for details nearer the time. The plan then is for you to arrive at John and Sue's home at or after 1 pm for chat and alcoholic and soft drinks (which will be supplied at cost price by John and Sue). Food (always delicious) will follow between 2 and 3 pm. There is an at-cost charge for this so please bring change amounting to about GBP10 a head. Please let John and Sue know if you plan to attend by emailing Sue at suesutton1@live.com and let her know whether you have any special dietary requirements. They are well used to catering for vegetarians. However if you are on a gluten-free diet, please bring your own bread or rolls, and John can cook other special eats for you on the BBQ if you bring them. The Suttons' home is Laurel Cottage, 148 Mudeford BH23 4AY. There is paid long stay car parking at the nearby Avon Beach car park BH23 4AN, and there is room for you to leave your tandem at their house if you have cycled. John and Sue Sutton(Login to see contact details) |
| Wessex | Ride to Burley and back before BBQ. Start: BH23 4BA on green in front of shops at 10:30. 20 miles, E. Stephen and Jill Gray have kindly offered to lead a pre-BBQ ride from Mudeford to the Old Farmhouse Tea Rooms at Burley for coffee. Depart 10:30 from the green in front of the shops on the corner of Falcon Drive and Mudeford, postcode BH23 4BA There is parking available for up to 24 hours in Peregrine Road nearby. Sheldrake Road and Bure Haven Drive nearby are also unrestricted. The parking bays in Falcon Drive are restricted to 1 hour. Please be warned that traffic wardens do patrol the area and you are highly likely to get a parking fine if you park in Falcon Drive or on any of the single yellow lines in the area. If you plan to go, please contact Stephen a few days before at stephencharlesgray@gmail.com Stephen Gray(Login to see contact details) |
| Sunday 27 July 2025 | |
| Kent | At 10.00. Mark and Liz, 07751 453233, liznoble67@icloud.com |
| Thursday 31 July 2025 | |
| West Country | Codrington Arms. At 19:30. Last Thursday social at the Codrington Arms, North Road, Yate. BS37 7LG. Linda, westcountry-pub@tandem-club.org.uk |
| Sunday 10 August 2025 | |
| Lancashire & Cumbria | A Ride in the Forest of Bowland. Start: Clitheroe BB7 3LA at 09:15 for 09:30. 35 miles, A. Start : Edisford Road car park, Clitheroe BB7 3LA. Details to follow Stephen Webb, stephen.webb001@gmail.com |
| Surrey & Sussex | Ride leader needed. . Philip Ingram, 0190340579, philip_ingram@huskies.com |
| Yorkshire | Wonders of Wakefield. Start: Waterfront Car Park, Barnsley Road, Wakefield WF1 5JT at 13:30. 21 miles, A. Start point will be Waterfront Car Park, Barnsley Road, Wakefield WF1 5JT from 1.00 pm for a 1.30 start. Parking is free on Sundays. The route is about 21 miles of mixed quiet road and track. The track sections are rideable on a road tandem with just one spot where we may have to dismount to manoeuvre our tandems. There will be a coffee stop about half way round at Nostell Priory. I have attached a leaflet about the route which takes in many places of historic and cultural interest. As always, it would be useful to know if you are planning to come so we can let the cafe know. I look forward to seeing many of you on 10th August. I will send an update nearer to the ride. Graham Riley, 07885039043, grabags59@gmail.com |
| Thursday 14 August 2025 | |
| Derby/Sheffield | Derbyshire Dales and Villages. Start: Old Bakewell Station at 1000. 27 miles, A. Starting from the old Bakewell station, this 27 mile tour takes in the Monsal trail, and quiet roads to Miller's Dale, Tideswell, Eyam and Baslow, with a final stop at Chatsworth farm shop cafe before the descent to Bakewell. To be led by Glyn and Helen Giles & Jane Orton, 07768 827101, gilesorton@fastmail.fm |
| Saturday 16 August 2025 | |
| Thameswey | Liz & Guy's Saturday ride. Start: TBC . |
| West Country | Swindon to Malmesbury. Start: Swindon at 10:30. 35 miles, A. Meet at Lydiard Country Park, Swindon at 10:00 for coffee. Ride starts at 10:30 to Malmesbury Garden Centre for lunch. Afternoon tea stop in Wootton Bassett. Andy & Lisa, nancollasandy@yahoo.co.uk |
| Sunday 17 August 2025 | |
| Shropshire, Staffordshire & Crewe | August Ride. . |
| North East | August Rides. Start: Kielder . Lakeside Circuit. Contact leader for more details. Andrew and Liz Charles, 01388488195 / 07831759273, ndrw.charles@gmail.com |
| Saturday 23 August 2025 | |
| Taunton | Bank Holiday on the Tarka Trail. Until Sunday 24 August 2025. . The Taunton Group will be based at the Tarka Trail Camp Site. Rides have been planned for the Saturday and Sunday Jeff & Vicky, 07776 097199, vickyconibear@gmail.com |
| Sunday 14 September 2025 | |
| Lancashire & Cumbria | Tish and Jasper's Treasure Hunt. Start: Kendal Leisure Centre at 09:15 for 09:30. 30 miles, A. Tish and Jasper's Treasure Hunt. Details to follow. Tish Johnson, tish@tish-n-jasper.info |
| Surrey & Sussex | Ride leader needed. . Philip Ingram, 0190340579, philip_ingram@huskies.com |
| Saturday 20 September 2025 | |
| West Country | Portishead to Axebridge. Start: Portishead at 10:00. 37 miles, A. Meet at Portishead Esplanade. Ride to Axebridge John & Julia, john@filer.org.uk |
| Sunday 21 September 2025 | |
| Thameswey | Peter & Shirley's ride. Start: TBC . |
| North East | September Ride. Start: Leaders' house, Durham. at 10:00. 45 miles, A. Ride ro Raby Castle. Audrey and Ken Bradshaw(Login to see contact details) |
| Saturday 27 September 2025 | |
| Taunton | September Ride. . Details to be decided Malcolm & Kate, 07809 057073, malcolmbalston@hotmail.com |
| Sunday 12 October 2025 | |
| Lancashire & Cumbria | Pilling and Glasson Dock. Start: Crook O Lune Car Park at 09:15 for 09:30. 42 miles, A. We will start from the car park at the Crook O Line picnic site. Coffee stop at Glasson Dock. Lunch stop Garstang. David Buyers, d.buyers13@outlook.com |
| Surrey & Sussex | Dave & Caroline. Start: TBA at 10.00. Dave & Caroline, 01737766649, david.wilde@tetrapak.com |
| Saturday 18 October 2025 | |
| West Country | A ride through the Cotswolds. Start: Cotswold Farm Park at 09:00. 40 miles, A. Meet at Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power, GL54 5FL. Ride through the Cotswolds Don and Maggie, 07712 932635, donwebster20@hotmail.com |
| Sunday 19 October 2025 | |
| Thameswey | Jill & Martin's ride. Start: TBC . |
| Shropshire, Staffordshire & Crewe | October Ride. . |
| Sunday 9 November 2025 | |
| Lancashire & Cumbria | A ride in north Lancashire. Start: Carnforth Railway Station at 09:45 for 10:00. 18 miles, E. A on-stop ride to Leighton Moss (after 13 miles) then we have various options for our return to Carnforth depending on the weather etc. Stephen Webb, 07940 372433, stephen.webb001@gmail.com |
| Surrey & Sussex | Ride Leader needed. . Philip Ingram, 0190340579, philip_ingram@huskies.com |
| Saturday 15 November 2025 | |
| Thameswey | Phil & Julie's Saturday ride. Start: TBC . |
| Sunday 16 November 2025 | |
| Shropshire, Staffordshire & Crewe | November Ride. . |
| West Country | Chipping Sodbury. Start: Chipping Sodbury Clock Tower at 09:30. Meet at Chipping Sodbury Clock Tower Ride to be arranged. Terry and Cath, 01454 314125, terry@beam.ltd.uk |
| Sunday 7 December 2025 | |
| Shropshire, Staffordshire & Crewe | Christmas Meal. . |
| Kent | christmas ride. Start: TBA at 10.00. |
| Saturday 13 December 2025 | |
| Thameswey | Christmas ride & lunch . Start: TBC but likely to be Millets Farm cafe at 10:00 coffee for 10:30 start. E. SAVE THE DATE for Thameswey's Christmas ride & lunch Likely to be the same as last year - the Merry Miller, Cothill nr Abingdon, but to be confirmed Martin & Pauline (Login to see contact details) |
| Sunday 14 December 2025 | |
| Lancashire & Cumbria | Festive Lunch. Start: Venue TBC at 12:30 for 1:00pm. Annual Festive Lunch - details to follow Stephen Webb, 07940 372433, stephen.webb001@gmail.com |
| Sunday 11 January 2026 | |
| Lancashire & Cumbria | A ride to Beetham. Start: Kendal Leisure Centre at 10:15 for 10:30. 20 miles, E. A 'one-stop' ride to Beetham Garden Centre. Nothing too long today for our first ride of 2026. More details to follow. Stephen Webb, 07940 372433, stephen.webb001@gmail.com |